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Disappointing Evening

I had some dinner guest's over last evening. I had my main system warming up just in case there was some interest from them in audio. I have a second system that was playing when they arrived. It's a Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 9000 that my inlaws gave me a few years back. Well soon enough a couple of them were commenting about the good music, so I asked if they would like to hear my pride and joy system, mostly all tube gear that (IMO) looks pretty cool with all the tubes lit up and sounds way better than the B&O stuff. No interest at all in the tube system and they hovered around the B&O loving the way the glass door opened and the arm moved to each CD. Boy was I insulted, all the time, money and energy I have in my tube system!
markpao

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inna
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I would be interested in ceremonial masks and the one who collected them.
You are welcome.
inna
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One point that was not mentioned yet is envy. They might actually appreciate Hi-Fi and other fine things but will hide it. They might also envy not the equipment itself or money but the taste and sound quality. Quality of anything. We envy each other too.
inna
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You see, this is not about calling names, it is about common sense. And I meant $50k used, that would be $100k new. Also, this doesn't mean that I wouldn't want to spend more than $50k if I could; I would just know that it would be idiocy at its best. There might be exceptions, of course, but your room should be very big, more like a small concert hall, then $50k would not be enough.
inna
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To hell with those who have no food or shelter. They got what they and their predecessors deserve. But I agree that spending more than $50k on stereo is a complete idiocy any angle you look at it from.
inna
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Some guests could be more polite, that's for sure, even if they can't hear a thing. It's not really about audio.
inna
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Audiophile woman married to non-audiophile man, someone who couldn't care less about this stuff? She made a poor choice so she is bound to have many problems and "acceptance factors".
inna
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Mrtennis, if you didn't have "such a need" you would not have written what you did. Think about it.
We all have this need.
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